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7th Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under - 2.HC

Australia, January 18-23, 2005

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Stage 1 - January 18: East End Adelaide Street Race, 50 km

The McEwen massacre continues

By Gabriella Ekström in Adelaide

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Although surprising himself, Robbie McEwen of Davitamon-Lotto surprised no-one else when he took the yellow jersey on the first night of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. "I honestly didn't expect to do well today," the recently crowned Australian champion said after the stage. "I am still suffering from the championships, but I figure that the others are suffering too, because either they were in the championships too, or they have came straight from European winter."

Like last year, the cycling season's starter took off with a criterium in the East End of Adelaide. A two kilometre lap was to be contested 25 times, and the attacks were on from the first lap when Dave McPartland of United Water set off. The peloton was quick on his wheels, and one of the favourites for the stage win, Graeme Brown of Ceramiche Panaria Navigare took his chance already on the second lap. Graeme told Cyclingnews before the stage that he didn't have the best of form, but that he'd give it a try. Shortly after Brown's break was eliminated, David Betts of United Water and Stephen Cunningham of UniSA took off in a break that got the biggest gap of the stage...a mere ten seconds.

The peloton
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After four laps, the peloton was stretched like a bungy cord, and many riders were willing to give it a go at the front. After eight laps, Davitamon-Lotto and Cofidis sent their strong men to the front, but that didn't stop the other riders from continuing their attacks. After 20 kilometres, the first sprint was contested, and Gene Bates of UniSA raced aggressively and took the sprint out in a convincing way. With good assistance from his team he also took out the second sprint at kilometre 40 and secured the sprinters jersey for at least one stage. "My objective is really a top five placing in the general classification, and the climber's jersey, but now I've got the sprinter's jersey, and that's not too bad either," Bates told Cyclingnews after the stage.

Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto)
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At this point of the race, most of the stars wanted to try their wings, and jumps were made by McEwen, Cadel Evans from Davitamon-Lotto and Stuart O'Grady from Cofidis, although none were given the freedom they wanted. With three laps to go, Liberty Seguros was moving up its squad to the front, and Spanish celebrity Isidro Nozal took off for a short solo show at the front. A crash took out a handful of riders, just within the three kilometre limit where the same time is given to those who abandon due to crashing, but the fall wasn't affecting the front where the riders were lining up for the likely sprint.

Ceramiche Panaria was showing off their full colours at the front with two kilometres to go, and it was looking all set for Graeme Brown, but Lotto-Davitamon had more to give and joined up at the front. However, heading towards the last stretch of the road, O'Grady surprised them all when he took off in a flying attack and entered the finishing straight first. Allan Davis from Liberty Seguros did a strong job to catch O'Grady just before the line, but could do nothing about super strong Robbie McEwen who was right on his wheel and came around him in the last metres.

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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"My team worked great for me, especially towards the end," Robbie said before the prize ceremony. "O'Grady took off and surprised us all, and we had to work hard to get him back in time. Allan Davis chased closest, and I got on his wheel. Although I have won the first stage before, this is the first time I actually have a time bonus on the others. Unfortunately it's no simple task to take the jersey all the way home. Normally it's the strongest rider who wins the race, but you never know when a break could go. Also I feel a bit shaky now. I think I got a bit lactic, although I probably shouldn't be telling you that. It's nothing that a good rub down can't fix though."

Gene Bates, who won the two sprints, will start tomorrow's stage in Salisbury in the sprinters jersey, and David McPartland of United Water will dress himself in the KOM jersey tomorrow, thanks to him being the highest placed rider in last years king of the mountain competition taking part this year.

Queenslander Aaron Kemps of Liberty Seguros won the young riders jersey, and United Water's David Betts received the jersey for being the most aggressive rider.

Photography

For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here

Images by Mark Gunter/Cyclingnews.com

Images by Rachel Burke/maximumattack.biz

Results

1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                      1.00.45 (49.5 km/h)
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                            
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone            
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                              
5 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare      
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
7 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                            
8 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                              
9 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quickstep                                   
10 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA                                          
11 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
12 Robert McLachlan (Aus) United Water                              
13 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           
14 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               
15 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
16 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
17 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
18 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone         
19 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
20 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep                                   
21 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                              
22 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep                                     
23 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone             
24 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
25 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                 
26 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA                                    
27 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare                  
28 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone              
29 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
30 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
31 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                            
32 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
33 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                             
34 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team             
35 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Caffita                              
36 David Betts (Aus) United Water                                   
37 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance                
38 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R - Prevoyance                            
39 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole                            
40 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team              
41 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water                                
42 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                             
43 David McPartland (Aus) United Water                              
44 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone             
45 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep                               
46 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team        
47 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                  
48 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone            
49 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                              
50 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
51 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone        
52 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
53 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
54 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quickstep                                   
55 Scott Davis (Aus) United Water                                   
56 Corey Sweet (Aus) Uni SA                                         
57 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                              
58 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quickstep                                  
59 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance                
60 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                       
61 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
62 Ashley Humbert (Aus) United Water                                
63 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                     
64 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
65 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare             
66 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water                            
67 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
68 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Uni SA                                    
69 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                          
70 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                               
71 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
72 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare                 
73 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
74 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA                                  
75 Frederic Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
76 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                               
77 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare    
78 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Uni SA                                      
79 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      
80 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
81 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team            
82 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           
83 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               
84 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                          
85 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                              
86 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole                              
87 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
88 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                          
89 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone           
90 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA                                        
91 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quickstep                                
92 Ian McLeod (RSA) Francaise Des Jeux                              
93 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water                               
94 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA                                         
95 Dario Pieri (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           5.54
 
Points
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                            8 pts
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                           6
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone           4
 
Sprints
 
Finish Arch - Lap 10 - 20.0 km
 
1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA                                          6 pts
2 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA                                    4
3 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                               2
 
Finish Arch - Lap 20 - 40.0 km
 
1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA                                          6 pts
2 David Betts (Aus) United Water                                   4
3 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA                                         2
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                      1.00.39
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                        0.02
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone        0.04
4 Baden Cooke (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                          0.06
5 Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare      
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
7 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                            
8 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                              
9 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Quickstep                                   
10 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA                                          
11 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
12 Robert McLachlan (Aus) United Water                              
13 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           
14 Kirk O'Bee (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team               
15 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
16 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
17 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
18 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone         
19 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
20 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep                                   
21 Erki Putsep (Est) Ag2R - Prevoyance                              
22 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep                                     
23 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone             
24 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
25 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                 
26 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA                                    
27 Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare                  
28 Jans Koerts (Ned) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone              
29 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                           
30 Sebastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
31 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                            
32 Siro Camponogara (Ita) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team         
33 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                             
34 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team             
35 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Caffita                              
36 David Betts (Aus) United Water                                   
37 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance                
38 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2R - Prevoyance                            
39 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Crédit Agricole                            
40 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team              
41 David McKenzie (Aus) United Water                                
42 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                             
43 David McPartland (Aus) United Water                              
44 Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone             
45 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep                               
46 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros Team        
47 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                  
48 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone            
49 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                              
50 Sebastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
51 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone        
52 Benoit Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
53 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       
54 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quickstep                                   
55 Scott Davis (Aus) United Water                                   
56 Corey Sweet (Aus) Uni SA                                         
57 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                              
58 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quickstep                                  
59 Inigo Chaurreau Bernardez (Spa) Ag2R - Prevoyance                
60 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                       
61 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
62 Ashley Humbert (Aus) United Water                                
63 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                     
64 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
65 Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare             
66 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water                            
67 Mirko Allegrini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
68 Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Uni SA                                    
69 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Francaise Des Jeux                          
70 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                               
71 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R - Prevoyance                         
72 Paride Grillo (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare                 
73 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team           
74 Stephen Cunningham (Aus) Uni SA                                  
75 Frederic Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
76 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                               
77 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare    
78 Adrian Laidler (Aus) Uni SA                                      
79 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team      
80 Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team             
81 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team            
82 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           
83 Juan Manuel Fuentes Angullo (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               
84 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                          
85 Henk Vogels (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                              
86 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Crédit Agricole                              
87 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare               
88 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                          
89 Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone           
90 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA                                        
91 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quickstep                                
92 Ian McLeod (RSA) Francaise Des Jeux                              
93 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water                               
94 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA                                         
95 Dario Pieri (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                           6.00
 
Points classification
 
1 Gene Bates (Aus) Uni SA                                         12 pts
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                            8
3 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                           6
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone           4
5 Russell Van Hout (Aus) Uni SA                                    4
6 David Betts (Aus) United Water                                   4
7 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                               2
8 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA                                         2

King of the Mountain classification 

1 David McPartland (Aus) United Water  
 
U23 classification
 
1 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros Team                     1.00.45
2 Samuele Marzoli (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                            
3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
5 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros Team                  
6 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
7 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            
8 Christopher Sutton (Aus) United Water                             
9 James Hannam (Aus) Uni SA                                         
10 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) United Water                               
11 Matthew Rex (Aus) Uni SA        

Most aggressive rider 

1 David Betts (Aus) United Water                                
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros Team                                      3.02.15
2 Cofidis - Le Credit Par Telephone                                
3 Ag2R - Prevoyance                                                
4 Quickstep                                                        
5 Francaise Des Jeux                                               
6 Lampre - Caffita                                                 
7 Ceramiche Panaria - Navigare                                     
8 Crédit Agricole                                                  
9 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                                
10 United Water                                                    
11 Uni SA                                                          
12 Davitamon - Lotto                                               

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